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Embracing the Mind podcast returns for season two

Dr Alix Woolard is the host of the Embracing the Mind podcast.

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Senior researcher joins Embrace childhood trauma research group

Research Fellow Karen Lombardi recently joined Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia

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Building wellbeing amid permacrisis at Embrace panel discussion

Professor Helen Milroy, Embrace's Co-Director, gave the keynote speech at the November event.

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Embrace research expert at Inside Our Minds launch

Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Dr Alix Woolard at The Y's Inside Our Minds launch

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National survey reveals mental health burden on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ youth

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Mental health Matters

Saxon Marrell proves one person who cares can make a difference.

The world around us

In addition to our busy lives, there’s a lot going on around us locally and across the world.

Exploring gender

Not all children or teenagers identify with the gender they were presumed at birth. As a result, some may choose to change their name, their clothes or their body and live as a different gender. Some may choose to obtain specialised medical treatment.

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Characterizing predictors of response to behavioral interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analytic approach

A comprehensive understanding of specific factors contributing to variability in responsiveness of children with autism to interventions is paramount for making evidence-based clinical and policy decisions. This meta-analysis examined child and family characteristics, as well as intervention design factors, associated with outcomes of behavioral interventions for children with autism. 

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Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Given in the Week After Birth Does Not Impair Antibody Responses to Later Childhood Doses

A birth acellular pertussis vaccine may be a valuable alternative for immunity against infant pertussis when a pregnancy pertussis vaccine has not been administered. We assessed whether a birth dose may impair immunoglobulin G (IgG) responses to childhood pertussis boosters.